The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
A BRIGHT SCHEMER.
Trials and ,Eribu1ations OF a Profession
Real-Estate Boomer.

I Real-Estate Boomer.
a professional real-estate ssboome,''
while riding on horseback through the
! pine woods Of Arkans saw, came upon a
]! peculiar-looking fellow sitting under a
tree, deeply interested in a sort Of dia-
gram, which. WITH a short stick, he
was drawing in the sand.
CHOW are you?'' said the boomer,
dismonnting.
"Ain't oomplainin',' the fellow re-
piled. contemplating a fresh mark
which he made. in the sand.
s'You seem to be laying off 8 town
| there
s.No, amt doin' that, nuther.''
Must be some sort OF land scheme
you've got o.. hand.''
'tNo, it amt that, nuther.''
II was in hopes so. You see my busi-
ness
"No. l. didn't see yoro bizness,
nutilers
sit q minute. I say my business
is tc so into a neighborhood and im-
nediately bring up the value Of land by
stimulating a spirit OF speculation.
Say, for instance, that you've got one
hundred acres that you'd like to sell
bnt for which you have not found q
market I see you secretly and entec
into al arrangement with you. Shortly
afterwards meet you at the cross
roads where you are sitting with a
number Of fellows. l meet you as it
for the arst Si,na, fall into converse.
tion, gradually come down to land
matters and after awhile ask you who
OWNS s certain tract. You do. I would
like to buy it. You regard the matter
carelessly, Just as / observe you are ad-
mirabzy Cited to do, and. without Civ
ing 1ne any satisfaction, get up and go
Off. Then take ous sort Of map and
after looking over it for souae time.
humble something about a new
geilroat,, as if Idon's care about any
body hearing me. and after showing
considerable anxiety concerning you.
ask where you have gone, and start
out 10 look for you. fail to find you
and come back to the place where the
fellows arc sitting. Finally I explain
all about the naw railroad, AND speak
of yo,' as s. most fortunate fellow, for
the new depot is going to be located on
your land. I start out to look for You
again, al2d while am gone you come
back. BY this time those fellows have
Josmed q sort OF syndicate to cheat you
out OF your place. The leader begins
to ask about your land, all the time
keeping 3 sharp lookout to see if l arm
coming back, and the first thing you
know you've sold your place tor ten
times IS much RS it is worth. After
that, CT course, you give me q certain
per cent. o{ the money. See."
The diagyam-maker sprang to his
feet, knocked the boomer, down sud
kicked him; and then, IS he was trying
to get zap, knocked him sanseless.
When *the boomer came to, he raised up
and esi<s:
Twill gov let rae e. now?''
The pecu!kar"leoking fellow glanced
uy frou, the t2iagranae upon which no
hasi renamed work. and replied:
"Rsckon you'd better"
.rhe boomer got up, and, sitter br1ash.
Ing the sand off his clothes, said:
"Would you mind telling 81 stranger
who is unacquainted with she social
customs Of the community, why you
thumped me around that wayp''
mo, wouldn't mind. You sec. q
feller with she same game come through
here about I. month ago, an I was one
of the fools tasat was roped into buyin' a
old sedg deld that Gin t wuth ten cents
''ThanE yon Cor your information.
I dc not want to be inquisitive, but will
you tell uas what sort OF a map that is
your ara working on so intentlyp"
Il em tryin' To see eff I ken make g.
Enap showin' how railroad ken git
round s. cypress swamp. over a bayou,
over g. sand mountain, through another
swamp and then git to the old field shat
= possul of us fellers bought, strang.
", l. reckon you'd better mosey along.
aow, "~~-Arkausasv IfavelaS.